On Wednesday 08 July 2020 19:44:13 Jon Elson wrote: > On 07/08/2020 04:01 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: > > Its the next edge coming round to do another cut, which has to cut > > thru the oxide that forms on the raw alu after the previous edge > > clears the scene. > > And, that's why climb milling works so much better that > conventional milling. With conventional, > the cutting edge rides up on the shallow slope until enough > pressure develops to break through. > With climb milling, the cutting edge punches immediately > through the full depth of the cut, never sliding. > The difference in cutter life is quite amazing. > Absolutely Jon. But to do it right requires a machine with little or no backlash so it can't pull the work. > Jon > > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
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